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Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Actor · Born 1948-06-28 · Memphis, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actress and director. She has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she studied theatre at the Southern Methodist University before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. She landed minor stage roles before being cast in her first on screen role in Taking Off (1971). Her first Off-Broadway stage performance was in the 1976 production of Vanities. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, she continued to perform on screen and on stage, and garnered a Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Play in 1983 for her performance in 'night, Mother, and won an Obie Award in 1988 for her performance in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. Bates' performance as Annie Wilkes in the tense psychological thriller Misery (1990) marked her Hollywood breakthrough, winning her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Further acclaim came for her starring role in Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Waterboy (1998), and supporting roles in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and Titanic (1997). Bates received subsequent Oscar n…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Titanic (1997) — Molly Brown
  2. The Big Bang Theory (2007) — Mrs. Fowler
  3. Midnight in Paris (2011) — Gertrude Stein
  4. The Blind Side (2009) — Miss Sue
  5. American Horror Story (2011) — Delphine LaLaurie
  6. Bee Movie (2007) — Janet Benson (voice)
  7. The Office (2005) — Jo Bennett
  8. Misery (1990) — Annie Wilkes
  9. The Golden Compass (2007) — Hester (voice)
  10. Revolutionary Road (2008) — Mrs. Helen Givings
  11. The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) — Regina Jackson
  12. Two and a Half Men (2003) — Charlie Harper
  13. P.S. I Love You (2007) — Patricia
  14. Valentine's Day (2010) — Susan
  15. Richard Jewell (2019) — Bobi Jewell
  16. Around the World in 80 Days (2004) — Queen Victoria
  17. American Dad! (2005) — D.O. Rothy (voice)
  18. The Highwaymen (2019) — Ma Ferguson
  19. The Waterboy (1998) — Mama Boucher
  20. Rat Race (2001) — The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
  21. Failure to Launch (2006) — Sue
  22. Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) — Evelyn Couch
  23. Charlotte's Web (2006) — Bitsy the Cow (voice)
  24. The Boss (2016) — Ida Marquette
  25. About Schmidt (2002) — Roberta Hertzel
  26. Tammy (2014) — Lenore
  27. Rumor Has It... (2005) — Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
  28. Six Feet Under (2001) — Bettina
  29. On the Basis of Sex (2018) — Dorothy Kenyon
  30. Dick Tracy (1990) — Mrs. Green
  31. Dragonfly (2002) — Mrs. Belmont
  32. Fred Claus (2007) — Mother Claus
  33. Dolores Claiborne (1995) — Dolores Claiborne
  34. Bad Santa 2 (2016) — Sunny Soke
  35. A Family Affair (2024) — Leila Ford
  36. The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2019) — Barbara Haggermaker
  37. King of the Hill (1997) — Patrol Officer Jane Cooper (voice)
  38. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
  39. A Little Bit of Heaven (2011) — Beverly Corbett
  40. 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) — Charlotte Everly

Directed

  1. Six Feet Under (2001) — Director
  2. Oz (1997) — Director
  3. Everwood (2002) — Director
  4. NYPD Blue (1993) — Director
  5. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) — Director
  6. Ambulance Girl (2005) — Director
  7. Fargo (2003) — Director
  8. Dash and Lilly (1999) — Director
  9. Talking With (1995) — Director